Anwar
True Ouddict
Like your photosWent for Fajr this morning by al shareef. An uplifting oil with slight fruit, pepper and a menthol quality that stays throughout. Lovely stuff MashaAllah .![[Ouddict.com] Oud of the Day](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200107/c452fcd692f4d3c091c0d11ec98a6194.jpg "[Ouddict.com] Oud of the Day")
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Andrew Salkin
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Ghaith - ASO. Bitter - like actually bitter rather than bitter sweet. Like a bitter green, with notes of licorice. Dry down smells somewhat cambodi.
Grega
True Ouddict
No shoe factory smell?! Impossible!!!
Now I have to try it.
Anwar
True Ouddict
I so heard good things about AA Parbukala.No shoe factory smell?! Impossible!!!
Oudamberlove
Member
EO Naga Layyen
Still struggling with the weak aroma,
but some beautiful notes so far.
Still struggling with the weak aroma,
but some beautiful notes so far.
Mr.P
oud<3er
I just put on a little dab of al shareef Al Malek al Malayzi (hope that’s close I don’t have the bottle in front of me.
this stuff is really dense, dark, vibrant - for me smelling deeply is extremely captivating especially the initial notes - the smell just kind of guides and engulfs my psyche to settle into this peaceful transfixed state. A really good rose or jasmine oil can captivate me in the same way... this is a very very nice oil and I wish I had more than a drop in my collection!
This oil is complex, spicy, woody, wild... I could wear it in public but in my part of the world people would be confused when they caught whiffs of it (unless they are oud lovers of course). I think it would be a sensational perfume, the fragrance equivalent of wearing a colorful and unfamiliar garb from a foreign land, that kind of deal. I like this kind of oud
this stuff is really dense, dark, vibrant - for me smelling deeply is extremely captivating especially the initial notes - the smell just kind of guides and engulfs my psyche to settle into this peaceful transfixed state. A really good rose or jasmine oil can captivate me in the same way... this is a very very nice oil and I wish I had more than a drop in my collection!
This oil is complex, spicy, woody, wild... I could wear it in public but in my part of the world people would be confused when they caught whiffs of it (unless they are oud lovers of course). I think it would be a sensational perfume, the fragrance equivalent of wearing a colorful and unfamiliar garb from a foreign land, that kind of deal. I like this kind of oud
Rai Munir
Musk Man
Believe me, dear Grega. 😀No shoe factory smell?! Impossible!!!
I tried it after dear powdernose' recommendation who is one of the five whose take and recommendation I always found up to the scratch. Otherwise, you know my views about Merauke and Aroha type oils.
By the way, welcome again
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Joshua Riding
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Joshua Riding
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This one was too much for me, very ashy and bitter like you say
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Xiang Liao Ling by ensar has that same shoe factory smell [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]
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Muhammed Afthab
True Ouddict
It's a different profile in the opening. Drydown was really enjoyable with a good longevity
Andrew Salkin
it's aboud time!
So I've finally gotten to a point where I have enough sample bottles in my small collection that on a daily basis I get to try something "new" or something I at least don't remember what it smells like. It's great to have this kind of rotation. I'm not the kind of person who only likes one region or even a few regions - I like them all. Sometimes I don't necessarily LOVE or get pleasure from an oil - but I still enjoy a new aroma. It's something different that breaks up the monotony of the day. It's nice to be able to experience and guess what I am smelling. I've started to forbid myself from googling the actual oils description until after I post here in the Oud of the Day channel. That way my interpretation is in no way influenced by the listing itself.
For Ghaith - this is a perfect example of one where I thought I had the region right as cambodi (I didn't). Then I thought I had the notes right as bitter, green, vaporous - licorice/basil/etc. (I didn't). lol. So I think to myself regularly - maybe I'm just bad at this. Bad at really pinpointing what I'm smelling. Because with oud a lot of the time, you have the oud smell which can take on a ton of different shapes and sizes, but then you have the other notes - and those are the notes that are often less pronounced and hard to put your finger on. So Ghaith - I see has in the listing, lime, coconut, and malay notes - none of which I was able to pick up on.
It's a fun experiment though - try it yourself. Pick out an oil you can't remember it's region or profile description and post here what you think it smells like - then after, take a look and see if your interpretation aligns with the listing!
For today - I tried Super Hoi Ann from IO, kindly provided by Jay as a sample for education purposes (thanks Jay!). On this one I get Leather and Cherry notes the most - maybe a little yeasty? As it dries down, I get more incense and smoke. But also those organic dried fruit leathers they sell at trader joes - to me, that's what it reminds me of. Everyone described this as a heavy hitter - which I took as it being strong and powerful and really diffusive. To me, it's powerful but in aroma not in a vaporous everyone around you can smell it kind of way. It also doesn't change much for me from top to bottom. The closest EO oil I can think of that shares a similar profile is OE. SHA is in a different league in terms of olfaction - more complex, but it shares the same kind of cherry incense/vietnam profile. Like OE, but for adults - with more incense, and more refined. Now off to check out what IO wrote about it to see if my interpretation is even close to his 🙂?
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